First off, this is a great forum, and I've learned a tremendous amount already!
I have just set up an aquarium, with only live plants in it for now, and have had rampant algal (i think?) growth. So here I am asking for your guidance and help.
This past sunday (3/30/03) I finally got around putting the tank together, and on Monday I added 2 live plants (I need to figure out what kinds they are, I apologize for not having their species names yet). The water seemed cloudy on both Mon and Tues, and on late Tues and Weds I noticed whispy cottony, grey algal growth on the plants and surrounding gravel.
The tank is 20 gallons - 10"d by 30"w by 14" h
I have a 65W light (JBJ Formossa)
Ebo Jager 125w heater
and am temporarily using an old Whisper filter (I used it about 4-5 years ago in an old tank setup) temporarily to provide aeration and circulation in the tank. It will be replaced soon.
How can I combat this, and can anyone offer help as to diagnosing the problem?
I will try to post pics within this post, but if i have problems doing so, please take a look @ my imagestation album. you can click on the pics @ imagestation to see a larger version.
Thanks!!!
I have just set up an aquarium, with only live plants in it for now, and have had rampant algal (i think?) growth. So here I am asking for your guidance and help.
This past sunday (3/30/03) I finally got around putting the tank together, and on Monday I added 2 live plants (I need to figure out what kinds they are, I apologize for not having their species names yet). The water seemed cloudy on both Mon and Tues, and on late Tues and Weds I noticed whispy cottony, grey algal growth on the plants and surrounding gravel.
The tank is 20 gallons - 10"d by 30"w by 14" h
I have a 65W light (JBJ Formossa)
Ebo Jager 125w heater
and am temporarily using an old Whisper filter (I used it about 4-5 years ago in an old tank setup) temporarily to provide aeration and circulation in the tank. It will be replaced soon.
How can I combat this, and can anyone offer help as to diagnosing the problem?
I will try to post pics within this post, but if i have problems doing so, please take a look @ my imagestation album. you can click on the pics @ imagestation to see a larger version.
Thanks!!!
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